Welcome to the New Number Ones!
Each week we bring you the list of new series and special editions coming this week. We are highlighting what you need to put in your cart at the comic shop or digital marketplace.
The holidays are here and everyone has a special issue this week. Head to you LCS for loads of holiday cheer and horror.
We have an alphabetical list with cover art and the official solicitation text from the publishers of some of the cool new comics that are coming out this week. Check below for our PCS NOTES to find out what we just have to tell you about the new comics in question.
We have books on this week’s list from: DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Mad Cave Studios, Archie Comics, Dark Horse Comics, IDW Publishing, Boom! Studios, Ahoy Comics, Dynamite Entertainment, and Image Comics.
We will bring you reviews of these debut issues as they come out, and don’t forget to use the comments section to let us know what you think of this list.
New Series
New One-Shots and Special Editions
New Series This Week
All-New Venom #1
Marvel Comics
Written by Al Ewing
Art by Carlos Gómez & Frank D’Armata
Letters by Clayton Cowles
Cover Art by Adam Kubert & D’Armata
WHO IS THE ALL-NEW VENOM? The smiling, swashbuckling spider-hero New York loves to hate to love is back — and more fun-loving than ever! That’s right, it’s… Wait, it’s VENOM?! An all-new host is taking the symbiote in a whole new direction — but who? It could be the Journalist… the Terrorist… the Sidekick… or even the Mayor… We’re giving you all the clues, good believers — but you won’t know until the mask comes off! Writer Al Ewing (VENOM, IMMORTAL THOR) takes Venom in a completely new direction with artist Carlos Gómez (FANTASTIC FOUR, THE AMAZING MARY JANE) bringing the story to gorgeous life!
Release Date: December 4, 2024
PCS NOTES: From war comes rebirth and now, a new Venom.
Archaic #1
Ahoy Comics
Written by Melissa F. Olson
Art by Sally Cantirino
Cover Art by Cantirino
The first comic from acclaimed novelist Melissa F. Olson, author of the Old World series! Meet Tess Halliday, a broke single mom desperate to protect her kids from vicious criminals trying to collect on her ex-husband’s debts. Following a mysterious message, Tess flees to the mysterious island of Demonde – a place of demons, legendary creatures, and a family secret that just might cost Tess her life. Artist Sally Cantirino (I Walk With Monsters) deftly brings this mystical world to life.
Release Date: December 4, 2024
PCS NOTES: Ahoy knows how to pick them, and we are very excited for this new series.
Christmas 365 #1
Dark Horse Comics
Written by Mikey Way & Jonathan Rivera
Art by Piotr Kowalski & Brad Simpson
Letters by Josh Reed
Cover Art by Kowalski
From creators Mikey Way (My Chemical Romance) and Jonathan Rivera (Cave Carson has an Interstellar Eye) comes the most bizarre holiday comic yet!
The holidays weren’t always so tough for Peter Rockwell and his family, but a tragic and challenging year finds them stressed out and drifting apart when they should be pulling together. After accepting the wisdom of a Santa Claus at his local mall, Peter hatches a plan to give his family the best year ever, one Christmas at a time!
Release Date: December 4, 2024
PCS NOTES: Color me intrigued!
Flavor Girls: Return to the Mothership #1
Boom! Studios / Archaia
Written by Loic Locatelli-Kournwsky
Art by Locatelli-Kourwsky & Angel De Santiago
Cover Art by Locatelli-Kournwsky
The acclaimed and beloved magical girls’ adventure from cartoonist Loïc Locatelli-Kournwsky and colorist Angel De Santiago continues, with a new story, and new adventure, perfect for new readers.
Naoko, Camille, and V are the Flavor Girls — a team of magical girls who are the Sacred Fruit Guardians of Earth!
Sara, the newest member of the team, tries her best to keep up with the veteran heroes as the Flavor Girls embark on a journey to Okinawa to uncover the mysteries of an ancient civilization…
What they find there could change everything they know about the Agarthian invasion!
Release Date: December 4, 2024
PCS NOTES: Fans of these characters are very excited for its return.
Juvenile #1
Image Comics
Written by Jesús Orellana
Art by Orellana
Cover Art by Orellana
In a future where a deadly virus kills everyone upon reaching adulthood, teenagers are confined to massive medical facilities — until a mysterious new patient arrives and reveals a shocking secret!
Sara is locked up in El Castillo, a fortress for troubled youth ruled with an iron fist by a retired military officer.
Everything changes with the arrival of a mysterious new patient who reveals a shocking secret: the virus isn’t killing them; it is giving them telekinetic abilities that the adults are desperately trying to suppress with medication and experimental surgeries.
In a race against time, they decide to use their newfound powers to escape. But when the adults find out, they will discover that not only are their lives at stake, but also the fate of the human race.
Visionary filmmaker Jesús Orellana (Rosa) storms into comics with a cinematic five-issue miniseries that seamlessly bridges the gap between film and comics!
Release Date: December 4, 2024
PCS NOTES: This story has some interesting concepts, and we are looking forward to seeing how they play out.
Long Cold Winter #1
Mad Cave Studios
Written by Fancesca Perillo
Art by Stefano Cardoselli
Cover Art by Cardoselli
In the not-too-distant future, the air on Earth has become unbreathable. However, a multinational company called Air Co. has constructed generators that provide oxygen for those who can afford it. Peace Dog, a desperate ex-soldier, who has been willing to do anything to obtain breathable air is haunted by his past and hunted by bounty hunters, though, he may have found a way out of his current predicament by helping a mysterious robot child escape the dangerous and congested city. But, someone from his past has no intention of letting him leave… alive.
Release Date: December 4, 2024
PCS NOTES: This is the kind of catastrophic action story we are looking for.
Two-Face #1
DC Comics
Written by Christian Ward
Art by Fabio Veras & Ivan Plascencia
Letters by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Cover Art by Baldemar Rivas
HARVEY DENT’S GREATEST TRIAL BEGINS! After years of internal conflict, both halves of Harvey Dent have reached an uneasy peace. In DC’s new Two-Face series, Harvey uses his skills as an attorney to resolve the conflicts of Gotham’s weirdest and most dangerous criminals, starting with Victor Zsasz. When Zsasz is accused of murdering a fellow member of Gotham’s underworld contingent, who better to prove a criminal’s innocence than someone who’s been on both sides of the law?
Release Date: December 4, 2024
PCS NOTES: You’ve seen the preview for this series in all the DC books over the last couple of weeks, and now it’s here.
New One-Shots and Specials
Archie Christmas Spectacular #1 (2024)
Archie Comics
Written by Ian Flynn
Art by Holly Golightly, Jim Amash, & Glenn Whitmore
Letters by Jack Morelli
Cover Art by Dan Parent & Rosario Peña
ONE-SHOT SPECIAL
BRAND NEW STORY: Amber Nightstone—Sabrina’s fiercest magical rival—is on a mission: get Sabrina the best Christmas gift ever?!
Release Date: December 4, 2024
PCS NOTES: There is no Christmas season without a new Archie spectacular.
DC’s Batman Smells, Robin Laid an Egg #1
DC Comics
Written by Marv Wolfman, Rick Sanchez, Calvin Kasulke, James Reid, Alexis Quasarano, Zipporah Smith, Dorado Quick, & Drew Maxey
Art by Paul Pelletier, Francesco Francavilla, Anthony Marques, Andrew Drilon, Aaron Conley, Maria Laura Sanapo, Marcial Toledano Vargas, & Marianna Ignazzi
Cover Art by Riley Rossmo
ONE-SHOT SPECIAL
Jingle bells, Batman smells, Robin laid an egg, the Batmobile lost a wheel… and you know the rest! Read these six merry tales about characters from the DCU set during the holiday season. Be enthralled by Dr. Midnight’s literally silent night, become captivated by a Deadman story written by Marv Wolfman, and ponder the question: in a world without the Joker’s torment, is it really a wonderful life? Probably not. DC’s Batman Smells, Robin Laid An Egg, is a heartwarming new holiday anthology coming as a gift to you this this holiday season!
Release Date: December 4, 2024
PCS NOTES: There are a lot of people who contributed to this anthology and we are interested to see how it came out.
Dread the Halls #1
Image Comics
Written by Chris Ryall & Jordan Hart
Art by Lee Ferguson, Walter Pax, & Fabio Veras
Cover Art by Maria Wolf
ONE-SHOT SPECIAL
The perfect holiday stocking stuffer — a collection of horror tales to read curled up by the light of the Yule log!
“Be of Good Fear!” Long before Americans celebrated horror on Halloween, the Victorians did it gathered around a fireplace on Christmas Eve. Dread the Halls honors this macabre tradition by wishing you and yours “Happy Holidays” with stories of ghosts, ghastly abominations, and vile creatures. Covers by red-hot artists Maria The Wolf, Marguerite Sauvage, wrapping-paper variant by Jordan Hart, and a holiday homage cover by Lee Ferguson, will allow you to spread the dread this season in horrifically festive style!
Release Date: December 4, 2024
PCS NOTES: Christmas horror! Just what the Doctor (Jeckyl?) ordered.
Marvel Holiday Tales to Astonish #1
Marvel Comics
Written by Daniel Kibblesmith, Gene Luen Yang, & Gerry Duggan
Art by Dylan Burnett, Pat Olliffe, Phil Noto, & John Kalisz
Cover Art by Luciano Vecchio
ONE-SHOT SPECIAL
HOLIDAY HIJINKS IN THE MIGHTY MARVEL MANNER! First, you’re invited to the Fantastic Four’s Holiday Party! But who are the uninvited guests? Then, in a tale of Hanukkahs past, can Kitty Pryde scramble to save the day while struggling to shop for gifts for her merry X-Men? And ring in the New Year, with Peter Parker and Miles Morales, as only Spider-Men can!
Release Date: December 4, 2024
PCS NOTES: Happy Holidays, Marvel-style.
Monster High: Howliday Haunt #1
IDW Publishing
Written by Ben Kahn
Art by Sonia Liao
Cover Art by Liao
ONE-SHOT SPECIAL
Happy Howlidays, ghouls. Blankets of snow have settled over Monster High, which can only mean that the Howliday Ball is around the coroner. There’s nothing quite like a school dance to scare up some defrightful drama. Spotted: Sparks flying between Frankie Stein and Johnny Spirit, Monster High’s ultimate bad boy. After 3,000 years of detention, the ghost is still stirring up trouble, so what could he want with the darling daughter of our headmaster? Could it be that Frankie’s electric personality has finally melted the bad boy’s ice-cold heart?
Release Date: December 4, 2024
PCS NOTES: This looks like a fun “howliday” romp. We are big fans of Ben Kahn and look forward to this one.
The Powerpuff Girls: Winter Snowdown Showdown #1
Dynamite Entertainment
Written by Daniel Kibblesmith
Art by Carlo Lauro
Cover Art by Lauro
ONE-SHOT SPECIAL
It’s the holiday season in the City of Townsville, and that means ice skating, cookie baking, and, above all – at least for its three pint-sized protectors – finding the ideal gift for Professor Utonium!
But what do you get for the man who has (or can make) everything? To find out, the Powerpuff Girls set out in pursuit of the perfect present, and learn some valuable lessons about playing fair, respecting boundaries, and considering others along the way – all while dispensing generous doses of holiday-flavored justice!
Written and illustrated by jolly old elves DANIEL KIBBLESMITH and CARLO LAURO, this all-new 40-page special – decorated with sparkling covers from LAURO, TBD, and FRANCESCO TOMASELLI – will be a welcome addition to any fireplace-adjacent stocking!
Release Date: December 4, 2024
PCS NOTES: Fun stuff happens in the snow.
ThunderCats: Apex #1
Dynamite Entertainment
Written by Ed Brisson
Art by Ralph Lobosco & Chiara Di Francia
Letters by Jeff Eckleberry
Cover Art by Declan Shalvey
ONE-SHOT SPECIAL
Across a desert landscape, a cloaked rider emerges from the shimmering heat. A lone figure on a battered mount, he’s a tempting target for bandits – and temptation is not something that the inhabitants of these badlands are inclined to resist.
Unfortunately for the miscreants who decide to waylay him, that choice will likely be the last one they ever make. And when the dusty traveler walks into the local saloon, it soon becomes clear that anyone who stands between him and his mission will share the same fate.
But who is this mysterious stranger – and what is the target that he has fixed his glowing red eye upon?
Featuring otherworldly covers from DECLAN SHALVEY, LUCIO PARRILLO, MEGHAN HETRICK, and JAE LEE & JUNE CHUNG, this historic 40-page special from renowned writer ED BRISSON (Batman Incorporated, Uncanny X-Men) and acclaimed artist RAPHA LOBOSCO (James Bond: 007) answers the most burning question on all of Third Earth – who is Apex? – and sets the stage for the dramatic new story arc launching in ThunderCats #11!
Release Date: December 4, 2024
PCS NOTES: Really looking forward to this one and the continuation of this series.
Top Cow Holiday Special: All Through the House… #1
Image Comics
Written by Marguerite Bennet, Marc Silvestri, & Matt Hawkins
Art by Giuseppe Cafaro, Tina Valentino, & Atilio Rojo
Cover Art by Silvestri
ONE-SHOT SPECIAL
Snuggle up by the fire, but stay out of the shadows, and join us for The Top Cow Holiday Special (2024), featuring three eight-page tales based on classic holiday stories with a Top Cow twist!
Marguerite Bennett and Giuseppe Cafaro bring you a tale from Witchblade, where Sara flashes back to her grandmother and the story of “The Befana,” the Italian Christmas Witch!
Marc Silvestri and Tina Valentino team up to bring a heartwarming Christmas tale from The Darkness, featuring Santa Claus, a family of Darklings, and an old friend who joins the fun based on “The Night Before Christmas.”
Matt Hawkins and Atilio Rojo put Aphrodite IX through her paces as she navigates a deadly series of mazes based on “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”
Release Date: December 4, 2024
PCS NOTES: Three holiday tales from some legendary creators? Sounds good to me.
